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State High Reads (and Writes!)

Short Stories: Thank yous!

- A special thank you to Penn State University Libraries for the loan of the Short Story Dispenser.

- Thank you to the MMHM Club for the sponsorship of our writing contest and to all of our contestants.

- Thank you to Mr. McConkey and Mr. Morath for providing the inspiration! (View the archived videos below.)

A Grey Day Provides the Best Light

Episode 1 Episode 2 Episode 3

Episode 4 (shortened) or (full-length)

The deadline has past!
Read some of the entries! ⇒

Prizes sponsored by the MMHM Club!

This Week's Short Story

The Happy Prince

by Oscar Wilde

The statue of the Happy Prince stood high above the city. It was covered with gold, its eyes were bright blue jewels, and a red jewel hung from its waist. Everyone thought that it was very beautiful. ‘Why aren’t you like the Happy Prince?’ mothers said to their little boys when they cried. Sad men looked at the statue and said, ‘I am glad that someone in the world is happy.’ One night... READ MORE

Last Week's Short Story

The Gift of the Magi

by O. Henry

One dollar and eighty-seven cents. That was all. And sixty cents of it was in pennies. Pennies saved one and two at a time by bulldozing the grocer and the vegetable man and the butcher until one's cheeks burned with the silent imputation of parsimony that such close dealing implied. Three times Della counted it. One dollar and eighty-seven cents. And the next day would be Christmas. ... READ MORE

Last Modified on January 14, 2021